Secular Franciscan Order Western Canada - Our Lady of the Angels Region (OLOTA)

Announcements

Next VESPERS and CROWN ROSARY on zoom: November 2nd at 7 PM PT /8MT /9CT

1224-2024: 800 Years of the STIGMATA.

Wild Goose Series Bible Study Thursdays @ 6:30pm PT

Fast & Pray for Peace in the HOLYLAND Oct 7th

Welcome to the website of Our Lady of the Angels Regional Fraternity! Our regional fraternity consists of local Secular Franciscan fraternities from Manitoba to British Columbia in Canada. Members of the local fraternities are lay people and diocesan clergy who follow the Rule of Secular Franciscan in living the Gospel in the spirit of St. Francis and St. Clare. According to our creed...

MOST RECENT
8th Annual Franciscan Youth Fine Arts Contest Dec 8, 2024: INFO, ENTRY FORM
FESTIVAL OF TENTS: Labor Day Weekend 2024
SEASON OF CREATION: JPIC Resource Bulletin 2024
FROM OFS GENERAL MINISTER:
Invitation to Fast & Pray for Peace in the Holyland
on Oct 7, 2024
NEW: KOREAN SECTION
Click on to a document translated into Korean.
Thematic Guide to Formation (Korean), Companion to Thematic Guide (Korean)
Instrumentum Laboris 2024 (Korean)
Franciscan Traditions
The Stigmata:
- CELEBRATION OF THE STIGMATA OF SAINT FRANCIS Triduum & Feast Day Prayers
-"He took the Seal from Christ" Akko celebrates the Stigmata of Francis
- Major Legend, Chapter 13 by Bonaventure, Reflections on the Stigmata by Jack Wintz,OFM
- Stigmatization: Bearing the Wounds of Jesus Christ - from 2021 General Chapter OFM
- Four-minute video on the painting Giotto’s St Francis Receiving the Stigmata by the Khan Academy of Art
- Four-minute video clip from the film St Francis of Assisi by Mary’s Dowry Production on Receiving the Stigmata.
- Pope St John Paul II Visits LaVerna as a Pilgrim

- Celebrating the Crib at Greccio
- Excerpts on The Feast of Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula
- Franciscan Crown Rosary (Power Point Slides)
- Franciscan Crown Rosary (With Music and Narration, 57 minutes)
- Franciscan Season of Caring for Creation: Sept 1 to Oct 4
- Transitus of St. Francis: In the fraternity, at home
- Novena of St. Francis
- Holy Spirit Novena

go to COURSES

OLOTA Zoom Booking Schedule

For OLOTA.ofs Facebook page!

To learn more about us:

Franciscan Youth and Young Adults (updated November 2, 2021)

Come and See

History of Secular Franciscan Order

List of Local Fraternities: Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia

Fraternity Map

More files

Local Fraternity Websites:

Little Portion, Victoria, BC

St. Mary's, Calgary, AB

St. Maximilian Kolbe, Red Deer, AB

Rule, constitutions, statutes, and local fraternity council handbook:
Rule of Secular Franciscan Order (revised as of Dec. 2020)
General Constitutions (revised as of Dec. 2020)
Ritual (as of Dec. 2020)
National Fraternity Statutes (as of 2018)
Regional Statutes (updated June 6, 2023)
Local Fraternity Council Handbook (updated August 2022)

Forms:
Profession Certificates(to be printed at 11x17 cardstock paper at Staples)
Application form for candidacy
Transfer of a professed member: Microsoft Word, pdf
Canonical Establishment: Microsoft Word, pdf, sample

Brochures and posters:
OFS Brochure 1, OFS Brochure 2
OFS Poster 1, OFS Poster 2
Friends of Francis Brochure

Regional updates (updated October 28, 2024):

OLOTA Messenger
2024: Jan, Feb, March/Easter, April, May, June, July, Aug, Sept, Oct

Message from Regional Spiritual Assistant:
2024: March/Easter, April, June, July, Aug, Sept

Our dearly departed: BOOK OF LIFE

Franciscan Wake Service: pamphlet, one column document

Past retreat and presentation materials - please email olotaofs@gmail.com to request access:

April 22, 2023 MINI RETREAT on DISCERNMENT OF WESTERN CANADA REGION with Br Gerry Clyne, OFM and Br Manoj Xalxo, OFM.
January 7, 2023 Video of Presentation by Fr. Arokiam: The Role of the BVM in the Life of Secular Franciscans

Formation:
Thematic Guide for Formation Programs 2023
Companion to Thematic Guide for Formation Programs
Franciscan Journey: Supplementary Readings of Chapters
Paraliturgy for orientation, inquiry and candidacy period
Instrumentum Laboris: Memo, Reading Material, Prayer for General Chapter, Questions in PDF
Living Fraternity (Monthly Ongoing Formation Material from National Fraternity)
Animation & Servant Leadership OFS - Youfra
Ongoing Formation: Summer 2023
CIOFS Guidelines of Initial Formation

Justice Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) - updated August 23, 2024
Understanding JPIC
Mining and Canadian Companies
Women at the Heart of Change
Download JPIC supplements to Franciscan Journey
Human Trafficking
Franciscan Prayer to End Human Trafficking
Links:
Global Catholic Climate Movement
Pope Francis: THE MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF THE NATIVITY SCENE
Franciscan Voice Canada 2024
Franciscan Vision Global Summit 2024 BROCHURE
50 ways to Care for Creation
Feast of St. Francis: Befriending the Wolf
Laudato Si Study Guide

Photo Albums:
7th Annual Franciscan Fine Arts Contest: The Winners and The Contest
Franciscan BBQ 2023

ARCHIVES:
If you didn't find what you are looking for try clicking here for ARCHIVES.

Username/password access is available only to professed members, ask your local fraternity minister to email olotaofs@gmail.com

Pax et bonum!